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#45: Science Filmmaking with Rob Nelson

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This podcast features a fantastic interview with science filmmaker Rob Nelson. Rob is a friend of mine and we both appear together on the Science Channel’s What on Earth. He transitioned from research into filmmaking and has a YouTube channel with almost 150K subscribers and multiple videos with millions of views.

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In this episode, I chat with Rob about why and how he decided to turn to science filmmaking. This is certainly a unique career path without obvious instructions. Even if there was an instruction manual, it would change from year-to-year or even day-to-day as there are constant changes in social media and how we receive information. 

This is a wide-ranging discussion about careers in science filmmaking, science communication, and success on YouTube. 

Specifically I go over:

  • How Rob Nelson became a science filmmaker
  • Why he changed from research into filmmaking
  • How he makes his own career as a filmmaker an started his own companies
  • How to make successful YouTube videos
  • How much Rob makes in this career and how much he makes from YouTube videos
  • The change that took his YouTube channel to nearly 150K subscribers and multiple videos with millions of views
  • Filmmaking tips for scientists dabbling in videos
  • and MORE!
Science filmmaker Rob Nelson, founder of Stone Age Man.
Science filmmaker Rob Nelson, founder of Stone Age Man.

Resources and Sources Mentioned in: An Interview with Rob Nelson

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